Machine for making wire fences.



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MACHINE FOR MAKING WIRE FENCES.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING W-IRE FENCES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 772,231, dated October11, 1904.

Application filed November 5, 1903.

To mZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J OHN E. FREDRIOK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kokomo, in the county of Howard and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Making WireFences, of which the following is a specification.

The machine is intended for use in making the type or style of wirefence having longitudinal or strand wires and vertical or stay wirescrossing the strand-wires at right angles, the vertical or stay wiresbeing in sections, each section having its endscoiled around thestrand-wires, between which the section of the vertical or stay'wire islocated, and the adjacent ends of the sections of the vertical or stayWire on a longitudinal orstrandwire interlocking with and abuttingagainst each other and coiled around the longitudinal or strand Wire inopposite directions or in the same direction of coiling.

The objects of theinvention are to improve the driving means foractuating the mechanisms by which the vertical or stay wires are securedin place on the longitudinal or strand wires; to improve the means forreciprocating the driving-racks .for the twisters, by which the ends ofthe sections of the vertical or stay wires are coiled or wound aroundthe longitudinal or strand wires; to arrange the racks for driving thetwisters of the vertical or stay wires in pairs, for each pair to haveone of its racks on opposite sides of thelongitu'dinal center of themachine and have the racks operated to give opposite directions ofrotation to the twisters; in locating the twisters for the ends of thesections'of the divided vertical or stay wires on opposite sides of thelongitudinal center of the machine and arranging the driving-pinions forthe twisters in different fore and aft planes to coact with the properdriving-rack by which they are ro tated; to raise and lower thedriving-racks and the twisters on the delivery side of the machine so asto leave a clear passage for the completed fence as the divided verticalor stay wires are secured in place; to furnish carriers or slides foradvancing the vertical or stay wires into central position for theaction Serial No. 179,983. (No model.)

of the twisting or winding. devices; to sever the vertical or stay wiresinto sections of the proper length to bridge the space between thelongitudinal orstrand wires and leave each section with projecting endsto overlie the longitudinal or strand wire around which the section isto be coiled or wound at its ends; to support the vertical or stay wiresin their central position and force the sections of the vertical or staywires after being severed downward and bend and interlock their endsabove the longitudinal or strand wires for the ends to be engaged by thefinal twisters and coiled or wound around the longitudinal or strandwires;.to interlock and give an initial or start for the coil or windfor the ends of the sections of the divided vertical or stay wire bywhich the adjoining ends of two sections will be carried to oppositesides of the longitudinal or strand wire around which the ends are to becoiled or wound and into position for the action of the final twistersto complete the coiling or winding to actuate the initial twisters inopposite directions for interlocking the ends and giving anoppositecoiling or winding of the ends of the sectlons of the vertical or staywire around the longitudinal or strand wire; to furnish reciprocate ingracks, two on each side of the longitudi nal center of the machine, toengage the pin ions of the initial twisters, one rack operating one setof twisters in one direction and the other rack operating the other setof twisters in the opposite direction on the same side, and to improvegenerally the construction and operation of the. several mechanismswhich enter into the machine as a whole and the construction andformation of the produced fence.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinationsof parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top or plan View of the machine, theracks for operating the main twisters being broken out and the sectionon line 1 1 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 3, atop or plan view of the table showing the carriers for advancing thevertical or stay wires into central position, the cutters for severingthe vertical or stay wires into sections, the retainers or jaws forholding the vertical or stay wires centrally, and the devices for givingthe initial or first twist or wind to the ends of the several sectionsof the vertical or stay wires, some of the parts being in section; Fig.4, a longitudinal section on line 4 of Fig. 1 looking in the directionof the arrow and showing the entering side of the machine for thelongitudinal or strand wires; Fig. 5, a longitudinal section on line 5of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow and showing the deliveryside of the machine; Fig. 6, an enlarged detail showing the initialtwisters and the final or complete twisters; Fig. 7, a detail insectional elevation of one end of the machine, showing the racks for themain or final twisters in section and showing the cams and connectionsfor raising and lowering one division of the main racks and for raisingand lowering the initial twisters and the upper holders or jaws for thevertical or stay wires; Fig. 8, a detail partly in section and showing aplan view of the main racks and the final twisters actuated from theracks and showing also the initial twisters and the holders or jaws forthe vertical or stay wire; Fig. 9, a detail, being an end elevation ofthe parts shown; Fig. 10, a sectional elevation showing the sections ofthe vertical or stay wire depressed and the initial twisters in positionto initially cross the ends of the sections of the vertical or staywires, so as to interlock the ends before twisting or winding themfinally around the longitudinal or strand wires; Fig. 11, a detail inperspective showing the position of the initial twisters and theposition of the ends of the two. sections of a vertical or stay wire atthe start of the initial twisting or turning; Fig. 12, a similar view ofFig. 11, showing the position of the twister at the completion of theinterlocking of the ends of two sections of a vertical or stay wire;Fig. 18, a detail showing the arrangement of the driving pinion and gearfor revolving the side shafts; Fig. 14, a detail in elevation of one ofthe reciprocating or sliding plates for actuating the vibratable lever;Fig. 15, a sectional edge elevation of one of the slidable plates,showing the slot and roller connection between the plate and thevibratable lever; Fig. 16, a detail in sectional elevation of the fixedtwister through which the strand-wires pass; Fig. 17, a detail insectional elevation of one of the rising and fallingtwisters throughwhich the strand-wires pass; Fig. 18, a top or plan view broken off atone end and showing the arrangement of the rising and falling twisters;and Fig. 19, a face elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 18.

The mechanisms which enter into the construction of the machine aresupported or mounted on a suitable frame, which frame, as shown,consists of corner-legs 1, each having a foot by which it can befastened to a floor or other support, and, as shown, the legs at one endare united by a cross-bar 2, and the companion legs at each end of themachine have secured to their tops, by bolts or otherwise, end rails 3,on which are supported the mechanisms for twisting or winding the endsof the sections of the vertical or stay wires around the longitudinal orstrand wires. Each end rail 3 has on its inner face a ledge or flange 4,on which rests thelower edge ofa supportingplate 5, which plate isattached to its end rail, by suitable bolts or otherwise, and extendsabove the upper face of the end rail, as shown in Fig. 4. The end plates5 support a table or platform 6, the ends of which rest on the upperface of the end plates and are secured to the end plates by screws 7 orin any other suitable manner, so as to beheld firmly in position. Ateach end of the table or platform is a standard or upright 8, having abase 9, which is secured to the table or platform by bolts 10 orotherwise for the standards to be in the center longitudinally of thetable or platform, as shown in Fig. 7.

At one end of the machine in the arrangement shown is a belt-pulley 11on the end of a shaft 12, which shaft is mounted at its inner end in ajournal-box 18, havingabase 14, by which the journal-box as a whole isfirmly secured in place by bolts 15 on the upper face of the end bar 2,as shown in Fig. 2. The shaft 12 has thereon a pinion 16, which mesheswith a gear 17 on the end of a shaft 18, which shaft is mounted in asuitable journal-box 18, attached to the under side of the end bar 201'otherwise supported, and this shaft 18 extends inwardly below the tableor platform 6 and at its inner end has a bevel-pinion 19, which mesheswith bevel-gears 20 and 21, located on opposite sides of thebevel-pinion, as shown more particularly in Fig. 2. The bevel-gears 20and 21 revolve on a common shaft 22, mounted in a suitable journal-box23 on the upper end of a standard or upright 24, with the hubs of bothgears on their inner faces engaging the faces of the journal-box holdingthe gears in place.

The standard 24 is formed with or secured to a'base-plate 25, and oneach side of the base-plate and on opposite sides of the standard 24 areplates 26, attached to the base-plate by bolts or otherwise and eachhaving a pair of cars 27, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. The cars 27 on oneside receive between them the lower end of a vibratable lever 28, andthe ears 27 on the opposite side receive between them the lower end of avibratable lever 29, as shown in Fig. 2. The lower end of each lever 28and 29 is pivotally mounted between the cars 27 by a pin or pivot-30, sothat each arm or lever is free to be vibrated or oscillated. Each lever28 and 29 has a contact pin or stud 31 laterally projecting from thelever and having thereon a roller 31, whch projects into a central slot32 in a plate 32, which plate lies adjacent to and is integral with aslidable plate 33, in which is a slot or opening having a straightportion 34 at each end and an oval central portion 35 between the twoends, as shown. in Figs. 2, 4, and 5. 21 has on its outer face a roller34, mounted on a pin 35, which roller projects into the opening of theadjacent plate 33, so that with the rotation of each gear the plate 33will be carried to and fro, giving a corresponding movement to the plate32 and transmitting an oscillating or vibrating movement to the upperend of each lever 28 and 29, but in opposite directions. Each plate 33projects upwardly from a bar 36, which bar is carried between rollers37, mounted on journal-pins 38 and located in a slot 39 of ayoke-support 40, formed with or suitably secured to the base-plate astandard with rollers being provided at each end of the base-plate, asshown in Figs. 2, 4, and 5. The bar 36 on each side is held by therollers 37, so as to have a straight-line travel to and fro, giving eachplate 33 a straight-line to-and-fro travel correspondingly, and thistravel is derived from the rotation of the bevel-gears 20 and 21 throughthe engagement of the roller 34 with the opening 34 35 in the plate 33,and the travel is limited in both directions by the passage of theroller 34 from the straight end 34 of the opening'into the circular oroval portion 35 of the opening, the plate and bar hav ing astraight-line movement while the roller 34 is engaged with the straightends 34 of the opening and having no movement while the roller 34 ispassingthrough the circular or oval portion 35 of the opening. The upperend of the lever 28 has a pivot or pin 41, which projects into a seat inone end of a link 42, the

other end of which is connected by a pivot or' pin 43 with a rack-bar44,-so that with the vi bration or oscillation of the upper end of thelever 28 the rack-bar 44 will be given a reciprocating movement. Arack-bar 45 is located adjacent to the rack-bar 44, but has noconnection with the rack-bar 44, and has an opposite reciprocatingmovement given thereto, as hereinafter described. The rack-bars 44 and45 are located below the table or platform 6 and extend crosswise of themachine or endwise of the table or platform and project at each endbeyond the ends of the frame, as shown in Fig. 1. The rack-bars 44 and45 are supported on brackets, each bracket having a bottom plate 46 andan inner flange or plate 47, and the rack-bars are held in place by afront plate 48, attached to the bottom plate 46 by screws'49 orotherwise, as shown more particularly in Fig.2. Each bracket has an arm50 terminating in a plate 51, and each plate 51 is attached by screws 52or otherwise to a bar or plate 53, having its ends enbolts 55 orotherwise, as shown in Figs; 4, 5,

Each bevel-gear 20 and 7, and 8, and the rack-bars pass through anopening 56 in each end plate 5, as shown in Fig. 7.

The lever 29 at its upper end has a pin or' pivot 57, which projectsinto a slot in one end of a link 58, the other end of which isconnectedby a pin or pivot 59 with a rack-bar 60, so that with the vibration oroscillation of the upper end of the lever 29 the rack-bar 66 will bereciprocated. A rack-bar 61 is located adjacent to and inside of therack-bar 60, but has no connection with the rack-bar 60, and has giventhereto an opposite reciprocation to the rack-bar 60 and coincident withthe reciprocation of the rack-bar 44, while the rack-bar 60 has areciprocation'coincident with the reciprocation of therackbar 45that isto say, when the rack-bars 44 and 61 are traveling in one direction therackbars 45 and 60 are traveling in the opposite direction. Therack-bars 60 and 61 are supported in a channel formed by a base-plate62, a back plate 63, and a front plate 64, the front plate being securedto the bottom plate 62 by screws 65 or otherwise, as shown in Fig. 2, sothat the rack-bars are free to travel to and fro in their support. Theback plate or head 63 is connected by a neck 66 with a plate 67 adjacentto the plate or bar 53 and free to slide vertically up and down on theplate or 7 bar 53 as a guide or backing, and with the vertical rise andfall of the plate 67 the rackbars 60 and 61 will be raised and loweredaccordingly. The rack-bars 60 and 61 are located below the table 6 andproject at each end beyond the end plate 5, passing through an opening68 in each end plate 5, which opening is of suflicient height to allowof the rising-and-falling movement which is given to the rack-bars asthe plate 67 rises and falls.

At each end of the plate 67 is a pendant 69, attached to the plate 67 bya bolt 70 or otherwise, and each pendant 69 has extending out therefromat its lower end an -ear 71, having a slot 72, into which projects a pin73, ex tending out from the end of an arm 74 of a, bell-crank lever,which lever has a hub or bearing 75, mounted on a journal-pin 7 5*,extending out from the end rail 3 of the frame, as shown in Figs. 4 and7. The other arm, 76, of the bell-crank lever has a journal-pin 77 atits end, on which is mounted a roller 78, which travels in a cam-grooveconsisting of a short circle 79, straight ends 80, and a large circle81, which groove is formed in a disk 82, as shown in Fig. 7. The disk 82has its hub 83 fixedly mounted on a shaft 84, which shaft is mounted insuitable journal-boxes at tached to the under side of the end rail 3 andhas fixedly mounted thereon a gear 85, which meshes with a pinion 86 onthe shaft 18,"as shown in Figs. 4 and 13. The rotation of the pinion 86drives the gear 85, revolving the" shaft 84, carrying with it the disk82, andas, the disk 82 revolves the roller78', through its engagementwith the circular and straight 1 portions 79, 80, and 81 of thecam-groove, oscillates the bell -crank lever, causing the arm 74: ofsaid lever, through the pin 7 3 and the car 71, to raise and lower theplate 67 in the passage of the roller through the straight sections 80of the groove, holding the plate raised while the roller passes throughthe circular section 81 of the cam-groove and holding the platedepressed while the roller passes through. the circular section 7 9 ofthe camgroove, giving a rising-and-falling movement and a stoppage orrest to the rack-bars and 61, by which the rack-bars when raised arebrought into operative position and when lowered are in a non-operativeposition.

Each bracket arm or web 50 extends above the back plate 4C7 of thechannel or runway for the rack-bars 14: and 4:5, as shown in Fig. 2, andthe upper extension of each bracketarm has formed therewith or securedthereto a shell or casing 87 made in two halves or sections, the innerend of which, as shown, is beveled and against the outer end of whichabuts a pinion 88, and each pinion 88 encircles and is attached to theouter or butt end of a sleeve 89 of a twister. Each sleeve 89 at itsinner end has a flange or head 90, forming a shoulder which abutsagainst the end face of the casing 87, and the pinion 88 is attached tothe outer end of its'sleeve 89 by a screw or key 91, as shown in Figs. 2and 16, so that as the pinion is rotated the sleeve will be rotated.Each sleeve has projecting from its inner end a twisting-pin 92, andeach sleeve has through its longitudinal center a hole 93 for thepassage of a longitudinal or strand wire. The casings 87 are of twodifferent lengths, and the sleeves 89 are also of two different lengths.The long-length casings and sleeves have a length sufficient to bringthe pinions 88 for the sleeves in line with the rack-bar 14. and theshortlength casings and sleeves have a length sufiicient to bring thepinions 88 in line with the rack-bar 45, and the long and short lengthcasings and sleeves alternate, so that a short-length casing and sleeveand pinion will be between a long-length casing and sleeve and pinion,as shown more particularly in Figs. 8, 18, and 19, with the result thatinasmuch as the rack-bar 44 moves in one direction and the rack-bar 15moves in the opposite direction the twisting-sleeves, with theirtwisting-pins, will be given opposite directions of rotation, thosehaving the long sleeve and actuated from the rack-bar 4E4: turning in anopposite direction from those having the short sleeve and actuated fromthe rack-bar a5, by which arrangement the ends of the sectional verticalor stay wire are wound in opposite directions around the longitudinal orstrand wires.

The back plate or wall 63 of the channelsupport for the rack-bars 60 and61 has formed therewith or secured thereto a series of casings 94, madein two halves or sections, each casing at its inner end having a taperedformation, as shown, and each casing has abutting against its outer facea pinion 95, and each pinion encircles and is attached to a sleeve 96,mounted in the casing. Each sleeve 96 at its inner end has a head 97,forming a shoulder which abuts against the inner end face of the casing,and the pinion is attached to its sleeve by a screw or key 98, so thatwhen the pinion is attached the sleeve is held against endwise movementin the casing, which is also true of the sleeves 89. The head 97 of eachsleeve 96 has a projecting twistingpin 99, and each sleeve has a centrallongitudinal hole 100 for the reception of a longitudinal or strandwire. Each sleeve 96 has therein a longitudinal slot 101, extending fromthe hole 100 to the exterior of the sleeve in a straight line, and eachcasing 94: has in its upper side a vertical longitudinal slot 102, whichwhen the slot 101 is in alinement therewith allows the longitudinal orstrand Wire to enter and be withdrawn from the hole 100 of the sleeve,for which purpose the pinion 97 is slotted in line with the slot 101 ofthe sleeve. The casings 94 are of long and short lengths, and thesleeves 96 are also of long and short lengths correspondingly, and, asshown, the casings are made in halves or sections, one section beingformed with the plate or head 63, and the other section, 103, beingattached thereto by bolts or screws or otherwise, and in order to allowof the projection of the casings and sleeves of the greater lengthopenings 10a are provided for the insertion of the short sleeves intheir casings, as shown in Figs. 5, 18, and 19. The sleeves of thegreatest length each has its pinion 95 arranged to engage with the rack60, and the shorter sleeves each has its pinion 95 arranged to engagewith the rack 61, and the arrangement of the long and short casings andsleeves is one to bring a short casing and sleeve between two longcasings and sleeves, as shown in Fig. 8. The sleeves, with theirtwisting pins, are given opposite rotations by reason of the oppositetravel of the racks 60 and 61 that is to say, the long sleeves operatedfrom the rack-bar 60 will rotate in the opposite direction from theshort sleeves operated from the rack 61-by which means the ends of thesections of a divided vertical or stay wire are wrapped or coiled inopposite directions around the strand-wires, and the direction ofcoiling or wrapping for the ends of the sections of a divided verticalor stay wire will be in opposite directions for the twisters on oppositesides of the vertical bar or plate 53- that is to say, the shortsleeve-twisters on one side of the bar or plate 53 will wind in theopposite direction to the short sleeve-twisters on the other side of theplate or bar and the long sleeve-twisters on one side of the plate orbar will wind in the opposite direcbearing of one coil or wrap againstits companion coil or wrap on the same longitudinal or strand Wire bywhich the sections of the vertical or stay wire will beheld in place andretained against slipping on the longitudinal or strand wire and gettingout of alinement, thus insuring a straight line of run for the verticalor stay wires and guarding effectually against end displacement of theseveral sections of a vertical or stay, wire when once secured to thelongitudinal or strand wires.

The rack-bar 44 is connected with the rackbar 61 by a plate 105, one endof which is attached to the rack-bar 44 by screws 106 or otherwise, andthe other end of which is bent at right angles, forming an end 107,which has therein vertical slots 108 for the passage of screws 109, bymeans of which the plate 105 is loosely connected to therack-bar 61,permitting the rack-bar 61 to rise and fall. The rack-bar 45 isconnected with the rackbar by a similar plate 105, one end of whichplate is connected by screws 106 or otherwise to the rack-bar45, and theother end of which has its turned end 107 connected by the slots 108 andbolts 109 loosely with the-rack-bar 60, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5. Therack-bars, it will thus be seen, are arranged in pairs, one paircomprising the rack-bar 44 and the rack-bar 61 and the other paircomprising the rack-bar 45 and the rack-bar 60, and of the pairs therack-bars 44 and 45' have substantially a fixed relation against risingand falling, while the rack-bars 60 and 61 are free to rise and fall;but at the same time the transverse or reciprocating movements of therack-bars 44 and 61 will be in unison, and the transverse orreciprocating movements of the rack-bars 45 and 60 will be in unison.The rack-bars 44 and 45 are always in engagement with the pinions 88 ofthe twister-sleeves 89, with the result that the twister-sleeves arerevolved in both directions with the reciprocatingmovements of therack-bars. The rack-bars 60 and 61 engage with the pinions of thetwister-sleeves 96 at all times, so that the twisters are rotated inopposite directions with the travel of the rack-bars; but the twistersare only operative when the rack-bars and the twisters are raised or intheir elevated position, with the longitudinal or strand wire enteredinto the hole of its twister-sleeve, during which time the ends of thesectional vertical or stay wire are coiled or wrapped around thelongitudinal or strand wire, and with the drop of the racks and thetwisters into their lowermost position the strand-wires pass from theslots of the twisters and their casings and lie above the twisters, asshown in Fig. 2, thus permit ting of the advance of the fence as a wholeafter the attachment of the vertical or stay wires to the longitudinalor strand wires.

The plate 6 is cut out at the center when made of a solid piece, or, ifmade of two pieces, cut out at the inner edge of each piece, so as toform abutments 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, and 116 on one edge of theplate, and abutments 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, and 122 on the oppositeedge of the plate. The abutments on one side have spaces 123, 124, 125,126, 127, 128, and 129 between them, and the abutments on the oppositeedge of the plate have corresponding openings, except that the opening123 extends from the abutment 117 to the end of the plate, while theopposite edge of the plate has the opening 123 interrupted by theabutment 110. The openings 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, and 129 are notof the same length for the two edges of the plate in some instances. Theopenings 124 are of equal length and in line, the openings 125 are ofunequal length, the openings 126 are of unequal length and a little outof line, the openings 127 are of equal length and still more out of linethan the openings 126, the openings 128 are of unequal length to aslight extent and nearly half-way out of line, and the openings 129 areof unequal length and slightly out, of line to the limit of the extralength of one opening. The abutments have between them a continuousslotor opening 130, which is at the center endwiselongitudinally of theplate, with its center equidistant from the end face of the severalabutments, and each abutment has in its inner facea slot or opening 131for the operation of the retainers or holders of the vertical or staywires when projected into central position after being cut into sectionsfor the purpose of having their ends wrapped around the longitudinal orstrand wires. The table or platform 6 on one side has mounted thereoncarriers or slides 132, 133, and 134, and the opposite side of the platehas mounted thereon carriers or slides 135, 136, and 137, the two setsof carriers being arranged in staggered relation to each other and notdirectly opposite each other, though in the same horizontal plane foreand aft. The under face of each carrier has therein a recess 138 openingdownwardly, and the acting edge of each carrier has therein notches138*, the companion carriers 132 and 135 each having two notches, thecompanion carriers 133 and 136 each having three notches, and thecarrier 134 having three notches, with its companion carrier139 havingtwo notches, in the construction and arrangement shown. Each carrier orslide has an arm 139, in which is a diagonal slot 140, the slots for therespec tive companion carriers running in opposite diagonal directionsand the slot in the carrier 134 having a diagonal opposite run to theslot in the carriers 132 and 133, and the slots in the carrier 139 havean opposite diagonal run front or toward the bed-plate opening, and

to the slots in the carriers and 136, as shown in Fig. 3. Each carrieror slide is attached to the table or platform, so as to be free to slideforward and backward, by a bolt 141 passing through each slot 140,giving the carriers or slides a movement forward and backward ondiagonal lines. The plate or arm of each carrier has connected theretoby a pin or pivot 142 one end of a link 143, the other end of which isconnected by a pin or pivot 144 to a side arm 145 of a T or doublebell-crank lever, and each bell-crank lever is pivotally mounted on thebed-plate or platform 6 by a suitable pin or pivot 146 and has itsbody-arm 147 attached by a pin or pivot 148 to a reciprocating bar 149,located above the stems or arms 139 of the carrier, as shown in Fig. 3.This connection applies to one set of carriers or slides for moving thecarriers or slides simultaneously forward and backward. Each T or doublebell-crank lever has its other side arm, 150, connected by a pin orpivot 151 with one end of a link 152, the other end of which link isconnected by a pin or pivot 153 with a carrier or slide of the oppositeset, so that with the advance of the carriers or slides actuated by thearm 145 of the double bell-crank lever the companion carrier or slide ofthe opposite side will be advanced by the arm of the double bell-cranklever through the connecting-links 143 and.

152, the link on one side traveling forward to advance its carrier orslide and the link on the opposite side traveling backward to advanceits carrier, thus giving the two companion carriers a simultaneousadvance and likewise a simultaneous recession. The reciprocating bar 149at one end is connected by a pin or bolt 154 with the upper end of apendant 155, which end of the pendant extends up through a slot 156 inthe bed-plate or platform 6, and its opposite end is contacted by theupper end of the vibratable lever 57, so as to be advanced by the lever,and, as shown, a spring 157 is connected at one end with the pendant andits other end is connected to a pin or stud 158 and serves to return thebar 149 to normal position after each advance of the carriers or slides.

The bed-plate or platform 6 on its upper face and on each side of thecentral opening therein has fixed thereto a series of cutters, threebeing shown for each side of the opening. Each cutter consists of a body159 attached to the bed-plate or platform 6 by bolts 160 or otherwiseand a cutting-section 161, in the extreme end of which is a hole 162 forthe passage of the vertical or stay wire on each side and with which therecess 138 of the carriers aline when the carriers are receded. Amovable cutter is provided for each fixed cutter, and each movablecutter consists of ahead 163, having therein a hole 164 for the passageof the vertical or stay wire and opening to the each head has a stem orbody 165 upwardly extending. The stems or bodies 165 of the movablecutters on one side are attached at their upper ends to a rock-shaft166, and the rock-shaft 166 has fixed thereon one end of a series oflinks 167, a link being provided for each body or stem of the movablecutters on the opposite side and each link being connected with theupper end of its body or stem by a bolt or pivot 168, so that therocking of the shaft 166 will simultaneously operate all six of themovable cutters. The rock-shaft 166 has fixedly connected therewith theends of two links 169, and the opposite end of each link 169- isconnected by a bolt or pivot 170 with the arm 171 of a bell-crank leverpivotally supported by a p .1 or pivot 172 on the end of a standard 173,having a flange 174 at its lower end, by means of which and bolts 175each standard is attached to the upper face of the bed-plate or platform6, and the standards are so located as to make the attachment for thelinks adjacent to each end of the rock-shaft, as shown in Fig. 1. Theother arm, 176, of the bell-crank lever has thereon a cam 177, which iscontacted by a roller 178, mounted on a journal or pin 179, projectingout from an car on a disk 181, fixedly mounted on a shaft 182, a diskwith a roller being provided for the arm 1760f each bellcrank lever. Theshaft 182 is mounted in suitable journal-boxes 182 on the upper side ofthe end rails 3 and has fixed thereon a gear 183, which meshes with andis driven by the gear 85 in the arrangement shown. The rotation of theshaft 182 revolves the disk 181 and brings the roller 178 in contactwith the inclined face of the cam 17 7 ,'raising the arm 176 of thebell-crank lever and carrying down the outer end of the arm 171 of thebell-crank lever, causing the links 169 to rock the shaft 160, rockingone set of movable cutters direct from the rock of the shaft on one sideand rocking the cutters of the other set on the opposite sidesimultaneously through the connecting-links 167 between the rock-shaftand the stems or bodies of the cutters on that side, and after theroller has passed the incline the cutters are returned to normalposition by the action of a spring 184, one end of which is attached tothe arm 17 6 of the bell-crank lever and the other to the support of thearm or otherwise. Each standard or upright 8 has in its inner face aslot or guideway 185, into which is entered the end 186 of avertically-standing bar 187 for the bar to be free to slide up and down.The bar 187 has entered into its under edge the upper ends of a seriesof rods 188, constituting the upper section of a holder or clamp for thevertical or stay wires,and these rods 1 88 coact with a series of heads189, arranged in line with the rods and forming the under section of theholder or clamp. Each head 189 is carried by a stem 190, which is freeto slide 'in a plate 191, attached to the plate or bar '53 V by screws192 or otherwise, so that with the descent of the bar 187 the rods 188are carried down, the heads 189 and their stems 190 bringing thevertical or stay wires into a plane just above that of the longitudinalor strand wires, and with the ascent of the'bar 187 and rods 188 theheads are returned to normal position to be in the plane of the upperface of the bedplate or platform by springs 193, aspring being providedfor each stem 190, attached at one end to the stem and at the other endto a screw 192 or otherwise, so that the tension of the spring will besufficient to return the head. At each end of the bar 187 is a blade194, and each blade 194 has a companion blade 195 with a space betweenthem, into which space when the bar 187 is down projects the upper endof a curved plate 196, and these blades and plate are for the purpose ofupwardly bending the outer ends of the top and bottom sections of thevertical or stay wires to be coiled or wrapped around the top and bottomlongitudinal or strand wires. Each head or end 186 of the bar 187 hasthereon a socket 197, through which passes the upper end of a rod 198,and this upper end of the rod is screw-threaded and has thereon alocking-nut 199, which abuts against the upper end of the socket, and astop or jam nut 200, which abuts against the lower end of the socket, bymeans of which nuts the rod can be properly adjusted as to length forraising and lowering the bar 187 and the devices carried thereby therequired distance for the devices to operate properly on the vertical orstay wires. The lower end of each rod 198 isconnected with the end of alever 201, the

other end of which lever is attached by a pivotal bolt 202 to the end ofa pendant 203 or otherwise secured to the end rail 3 of the arm. Eachlever 201 has projecting therefrom a journal-pin 204, on which is aroller 205, which enters a cam-groove having a small circle section 206,a straight section 207 on each side, and a large circle section 208,which camgroove is formed in a disk 209, the hub 210 of which is fixedlyattached to a shaft 211,

I mounted in suitable bearings 211 on the under side of the end rails ofthe frame, and on the shaft 211 is a gear 212, which meshes with thepinion 86 on the shaft 18, so that with the revolving of the shaft 18the pinion drives the gear 212, turning the shaft 211' and revolving thecam-disk 209 for'the cam-groove of the disk as it travels around tocause the roller 205 to raise and lower the outer end of. the lever 201,giving the rod 198 an upward and downward thrust by which the bar 187will be raised and lowered.

The bar 187 has a series of sockets or bearings 213, each of whichreceives the upper end of a stem 214, each stem having thereon ashoulder 215 to abut against the under face of the socket or bar. Thelower end of each stem has a cross-head 216, and each crosshead has onits opposite side faces a lip 217 which lips are for the purpose ofengaging the to be turned and wrapped ends of the sections of thevertical or stay wires and interlock such wires before the ends arecoiled or wrapped around the strandrwires. 'The form of the head 216 andlip 217 is shown particularly in Figs. 11 and 12, which figures alsoshow the position of the ends of two sections of avertical or stay wirebefore being interlocked in Fig. 11, and in Fig. 12 show the ends of thetwo sections of the wire after being interlocked. The upper portion ofeach stem 214 extends above the top ofthe bar 187 and has securedthereto a pinion 218, and the pinions 218 are arranged to occupydifferent 1 vertical planes, making, in effect, two series of pinions,one set in a lower plane and the other set in a higher plane in relationto the top of the bar. The higher set of pinions engage with a rack-bar219, and the lower set of pinions engage with a rack-bar 220, the tworackbars occupying different vertical planes. Each rack-bar 219 and 220has therein slots 221, through which pass headed pins or bolts 222,which permit the rack-bars to be reciprocated, and the rack-bars at oneend are united one to the other by a cross-bar 223, so that both rackswill move as one. The rack-bars 219 and 220 are supported. on brackets224, attached to the sides of the bar 187 on each side thereof, intowhich brackets the headed pins or bolts 222 enter. The rack-bar 219 hasdepending from its under side a pin 225, which enters a slot 226 in theend 227 of a vibratable lever, which lever has -a central hub 228,through which passes a, stud or pin extending up from the bed-plate orplatform 6 and furnishing a pivotal mounting for the lever, and theother arm or end, 230, of the arm or lever has a projecting journal 231,carrying a roller- 232, which is engaged by cam-flanges 233 and 234 onthe periphery of a roller 235, fixedly mounted on the shaft 182, so thatas the shaft revolves the roller will revolve therewith and cause thecam-flanges 233 and 234 to engage the roller 232 and vibrate the lever,for the arm 237 as it moves in one direction to ad. Vance the racks 219and 220 and as it moves in the opposite direction to recede the racks219 and 220 for the racks to give a rotation to the stems 214 in bothdirections, causing the heads of the stem to interlock the ends of thesections of the vertical or stay wires and 2 after interlocking the endsto initially turn backwardly and then return to normal position for theneXt operation.

One end of the shaft 182 has fixed thereon a gear 236, having bevel-cogs237 for a portion of its circle and a plain face 238 for the remainderof its circle. The bevel-gear, as to the cog-section thereof, engageswitha bevel-pinion 239 on the end of a shaft 240,0n

which is a pinion 241 and to the end of which is secured a feed wheel ordisk 242, and the end of the shaft 2&0 adjacent to the feed wheel ordisk is mounted in an adjustable box 2&3 in a standard or upright 2&&and engaged by the end of a screw-threaded stem 2&5 for adjusting theshaft 2&0 to properly set the feed wheel or disk, and the end of theshaft adjacent to the bevel-pinion 239 is mounted in a box located in astandard or upright 2&6. The feed-disk 2&2 and the parts just described,except as to the bevel gear-pinion, are duplicated for the opposite sideof the machine, as shown in Fig. 1, thus providing a pair of feed wheelsor disks for each wire of the vertical or stay wire. A roller 2&7 islocated on the delivery side of the machine, over which the completedfence passes, and this roller has its journal 2&7 mounted in the lowerends of standards 2&7, which standards furnish a support for otherfeed-rollers, (not shown and forming no part of the present invention.)

The machine shown is adapted for making a fence having sevenlongitudinal or strand wires, (indicated by 2&8, 2&8, 2&8, 2&8 2&8, 2&8and 2&8) which wires lead each from a reel or wire, as usual, and notshown. Each longitudinal or strand wire is in line with a twistingdevice, so that the twisters of the twisting device can operate aroundthe strandwires one on each side of the stay-wire, and a twisting-head216 is provided for each longitudinal or strand wire, the arrangementfor the final twisters and the initial twisters being specially shown inFig. 8. The machine shown employs two leadsv of vertical or stay wiresto produce a single vertical or stay wire, and these wires 2&9 and 2&9are led each from a suitable reel, (not shown,) and each passes betweena set of feed-wheels 2&2, as shown in Fig. &. Each wire 2&9 and 2&9 iscarried or forced across the bed plate or platform from one end to theother by the feed mechanism, and when in position initially the wires2&9 and 2&9 are as shown by the full lines in Fig. 3, and when in thisposition, with the parts as shown, the machine is ready for operation.

The operation will be understood from the foregoing description of theparts, but briefly is as follows: The wires 2&9 and 2&9 for the verticalor stay wires are fed into the machine by the feed-wheels 2&2 or othersuitable feed mechanism until the wires have reached and passed thelongitudinal or strand wires farthest removed from the entering-point ofthe wires 2&9 and 2&9 into the machine, at which time the gear236 hasrevolved to apoint where the cog 237 leaves the pinion 239 and thesmooth face 238 comes in line with the pinion, stopping further advanceof the wires 2&9 and 2&9 by the stoppage of the feed wheels or disks.The wires 2&9 and 2&9", when entered fully, are in position to be cutinto the sections for the vertical or stay wires, and with the cessationof the feed the movable cutters 163 are actuated, severing the wirebetween the movable cutter and the fixed cutter into sections. The wire2&9 is severed between the first cutter and the second cutter on itsside of the machine into a section 250, the wire 2&9 is severed betweenthe first and second cutters on its side of the machine into a section250 or the second section of the vertical or stay wire, the wire 2&9 issevered between the second cutter and the third cutter on its side ofthe machine into a section 250 or the third section of the vertical orstay wire, the wire 2&9 is severed between the second cutter and thirdcutter on its side of the machine into a section 250 or the fourthsection of the vertical or stay wire, and that portion of the wire 2&9between the third cutter and the inner end of the wire forms a section250 or the fifth section of the vertical or stay wire, and that sectionof the wire 2&9 between the third cutter and the inner end of the wireforms a section 250 or the sixth section of the vertical or stay wire,making out of the six sections a single complete Vertical or stay wirewhen the ends of the several sections are wrapped or coiled around theseveral longitudinal or strand wires. At the completion of the severenceof the two wires into the sections, as just described, the carriers onopposite sides of the central openings are simultaneou sly advanced,carrying the sections 250, 250, 250", 250 and 250 initially into centralline with the central slot of the table or platform, and in so carryingthe sections of the wire initially it will be seen that section 250 andsection 250 are moved toward the receiving end of the machine, as arealso the sections 250 and 250; but the sections 250 and 250 are moved inthe opposite direction owing to the opposite travel of the carriers byreason of the inclines of the slots 1&0, as already described. Thesections of wire constituting the vertical or stay wire when carriedcentrally toward each other pass at their ends from the movable cuttersand are free to drop into the heads 189 from the recesses of thecarriers and are caught and held between the descending rods 188 and theheads 189, for which purpose the rods 188 are arranged staggered, asshown in Fig. 3, so that the first rod and its coacting head will engagethe section 250 of the vertical or stay wire near its center, the nextrod-and its head will engage the section 250 near its center, and so onfor the remainder of the rods and heads, each coacting rod and headengaging a section of the wire at or near the center of the sectionlongitudinally of its length. The continued descent of the bar 187carries down with it the rods 188 and stems 21&,the rods and stemsforcing the sections of the Wires from the carriers to pass through theseveral openings between the abutments of the bed-plate or platform oneach side of the central opening 130, and in so forcing the sections ofwire down the heads 216 stand crosswise of the wire for each head tooverlie and engage with the overlapped ends of two adjoining sections,as shown in Fig. 3. The first twister in descending turns upwardly theadjoining and overlapping ends of the sections 250 and 250of thevertical or stay Wire, the next twister turns upwardly theadjoining andoverlapping ends of the sections 250 and 250 of the vertical or staywire, the next twister turns upwardly the adjoining and overlapping endsof the sections 250 and 250 of the vertical or stay wire, the nexttwister turns upwardly the adjoining and overlapping ends of thesections 250 and 250, andthe next twister turns upwardly the adjoiningand overlapping ends of the sections 250 and 250 of the vertical or staywire, bringing the ends into the position shown in Fig. 11. The firstend of the section 250 and the last end of the section 250 of thevertical or stay wire are turned upwardly above the top and bottomlongitudinal or strand wires by the action of the plates 194 195 andguides 196, completing the upward turning of the ends of the sections ofthe vertical or stay wires. The initial twisters are then operatedthrough the racks 219 and 220 and pinions 218, causing the heads 216 ofthese twisters through the lips 217 to turn the adjoining andoverlapping ends of the sections of the vertical or stay wires into aninterlock, as shown in Fig. 12, in which operation the ends are carriedto a point where they can be engaged by the pins of the main or finaltwisters and coiled or wrapped around the several longitudinal or strandwires. The racks 60 and 61 are raised as the initial twisters aredepressed, which brings the twistingpins 99 into position to operate onthe upturned ends of the sections of the vertical or stay wires on thatside of the machine at the same time as the initial twisters areoperated,

the several longitudinal or strand wires, as

the twisters are operated, passing through the slots 102 of the casingsand the slots 101 of the twister-sleeves and lying within the centralhole through the twister-sleeves. The rollers 34 of the gears 20 and 21have now entered the straight portion 34 at the upper end of the openingin the plate 33, and with the rotation of the bevel-gears the plates 33are moved in opposite direction, carrying with them the plates 32 andswinging the upper ends of the levers 28 and 29 in opposite directionsfor the lever 28 to move the racks 44 and 61 in one direction and forthe lever 29 to move the racks 45 and in the opposite direction. Themovement of the racks operates the pinions which are in engagement withthe respective racks for each pinion to revolve its twister-sleeve, andas the sleeves are revolved the twisting-pins will coil or wrap the endsof the sections of the vertical or stay wire around the longitudinal orstrand wires.

The first end of the section 250 of the vertical or stay wire in thefinal twisting or coiling operation will be engaged by the pin 99 of thetwister for the strand-wire 248 next to the entering end of the verticalor stay wire and be wrapped or coiled around the longitudinal or strandwire.

The two twisters of the strand-wire 248 will engage the upturned andinterlocked ends of the sections 250 and 250", the end of the section250 being engaged by the pin 92 and the end of the section 250 beingengaged by the pin 99, and as these pins have opposite directions ofrotation the ends with which they engage will be coiled or wrappedaround the strand-wire 248 in opposite directions. The two twisters ofthe strand-wire 248 will engage the upturned and interlocked ends of thesections 250 and 250 the end of the section 2 50 being engaged by thepin 99 and the end of the section 250 being engaged bythe pin 92 of thetwisters, and as these pins have opposite directions of rotation theends of the sections 250 and 250 will be coiled or wrapped around thelongitudinal or strand wire 248 in opposite directions. The two twistersof the strand-wire 248 will engage the upturned and interlocked ends ofthe sections 250 and 250 of the vertical or stay wire and coil or wrapthe ends of these sections around the longitudinal or strand wire 248 inwill be engaged by the twisting-pin 92 of the last twister and coiled orwrapped aroundthe strand-wire 248 ,,thus uniting the several sections ofthe vertical or stay wire to the several longitudinal or strand wires.

Itwill be noticed that in coiling or wrapping the ends around thelongitudinal or strand wires which are intermediate of the upper andlower wires the ends of a section will be coiled or wrapped around itslongitudinal or strand wire in opposite directions that is, one end ofthe section 250, as an illustration, will be coiled or wrapped to theleft around the strandwire 248 and the other end of the section 250 willbe coiled or wrapped to the right around the strand-wire 248 *w'ith theresult that by reason of the opposite wrapping or coiling of the ends ofthe sections of the vertical or stay wire around the longitudinal orstrand wire and the coiling or wrapping of the ends of two sections on alongitudinal or strand wire, also in opposite directions, in connectionwith the interlocking between the adjoining ends of two sections of thevertical or stay wires produces a locking of the ends of the severalsections of the vertical or stay wire to the longitudinal or strandwires, by which endwise or longitudinal movement of the vertical or stayWire on the longitudinal or strand wires will be prevented and thedisplacement or throwing out of line of the sections of a vertical orstay wire will be prevented. The action of the final or finishingtwisters continues until the racks by which they are driven have reachedthe terminus of their advance throw by the passage of the rollers 34from the straight end 3 f of the opening, at which time the racks and 61drop and are free of their engagement with the twisted ends, and withthe return-throw of the levers 2 and 29, by the action of the rollers34c in the straight portion 34 at the opposite end of the opening in theplates 33, the twisters will be given a reverse rotation, returning thetwisters to normal position with the twisters actuated by their racks 60and 61 below the plane of the longitudinal or strand wires and leaving aclear space for the advance of the longitudinal or strand wires intoposition for the securing thereto of the next vertical or stay Wire,which is fed forward by the'feed devices, cut, carried centrally, heldby the retainers, the ends of its sections upturned and interlocked, andfinally coiled or wrapped around the strand-wires, as already described.These operations will continue until the required amount of fence hasbeen produced, new longitudinal or strand Wires and vertical or staywires being supplied when the reels for these wires have been exhausted.

The machine is positive in its operation and will produce a fence inwhich the vertical or stay wires will be firmly locked in position onthe longitudinal or strand Wires, and it is to be understood that thenumber of longitudinal or strand wires can be varied and the length ofthe vertical or stay wires can be also varied to suit the height of thefence, which is governed by the number and distance apart of thelongitudinal or strand wires, and while the machine as a whole has beendescribed with considerable minuteness in order that its constructionand operation may be understood it is not the intention thereby toconfine the construction and arrangement of the mechanisms to that shownand described, as the invention contemplates such changes inconstruction and arrangement of parts as may be required for the styleof fence and the requirements in use.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a wire-fence machine, the combination of two bevel driving-gearsarranged side by side and having opposite directions of rotation giventhereto, a pair of oscillating levers, one actuated from eachbevel-gear, two pairs of racks, one pair for each oscillating lever andhaving one bar of the pair connected with the lever and reciprocatingboth bars therefrom, one pair of racks having an opposite direction oftravel to the other pair and each pair of racks having one bar of thepair on opposite sides of a transverse central line between the gearsand adjacent to the bar of the other pair, a series of twisters for eachrack, each twister having a revoluble sleeve for the passage of astrand-wire and each sleeve having a twisting-pin at its acting end forengaging the upturned ends of the sections of a divided vertical or staywire and having a pinion at its butt-end engaging the racks for thereciprocation of the racks to rotate the pinions and cause thetwistingpins to coil or wrap the upturned ends of the sections of thevertical or stay wire around the longitudinal or strand wires,substantially as described.

2. In a wire-fence machine, the combination of a main driving-shaft, abevel-pinion on the end of the shaft, two bevel driving-gears arrangedside by side and each connected with the bevel-pinion and havingopposite directions of rotation given thereto, a pair of oscillatinglevers, one actuated from each bevelgear, two pairs of racks, one pairfor each oscillating lever and having one bar of the pair connected withthe lever and reciprocating both bars therefrom, one pair of rackshaving an opposite direction of travel to the other pair and each pairof racks having one bar of the pair on opposite sides of a transversecentral line between the gears and adjacent to the bar of the otherpair, a series of twisters for each rack, each twister having arevoluble sleeve for the passage of a strand-Wire and each sleeve havinga twisting-pin at its acting end for engaging the upturned ends of thesections of a divided vertical or stay wire, and having a pinion at itsbutt-end engaging the racks for the reciprocation of the racks to rotatethe pinions and cause the twisting-pins to coil or wrap the upturnedends of the sections of the vertical or stay wire around thelongitudinal or strand wires, substantially as described.

3. In a wire-fence machine, the combination of a revoluble gear, aroller projecting laterally from the gear, a slidable plate havingtherein an opening with straight ends and an oval center and into whichopening the roller projects, a pivot-receiving plate adjacent to theslidable plate and movable therewith, a pivot projecting laterally intothe center of the pivot-receiving plate, a lever carrying the pivot andpivotally supported at its lower end, a rack-bar connected with theupper end of the lever, and a series of twisters actuated from therack-bar, substantially as described.

t. In a wire-fence machine, the combination of a revoluble gear, aroller projecting laterally from the gear, a slidable plate havingtherein an opening with straight ends and an oval center and into whichopening the roller projects, a power-transmission plate adjacent to theslidable plate and movable therewith, a

stud projecting laterally into the center of the power transmissionplate, a lever carrying the stud and pivotally supported at its lowerend, a pair of rack-bars separated apart and connected at one end, withone of the rackbars connected with the upper end of the lever, and aseries of twisters for each rack-bar actuated from the reciprocation ofthe rackbars, substantially as described,

5. Ina wire-fencemachine, the combination of a revoluble gear, a rollerprojecting laterally from the gear, a-slidable plate having therein anopening with straight ends and an oval center and into which opening theroller projects, a power-transmission plate adjacent to the slidableplate and movable therewith, a stud projecting laterally into the centerof the power-transmission plate, a lever carrying the stud and pivotallysupported at its lower end, a link pivotally connected to the upper endof the lever, a rack-bar pivotally connected with the link, and a seriesof twisters actuated from the rack-bar, substantially as described.

6. In a wire-fence machine, the combination of a revoluble gear, aroller projecting laterally from the gear, a slidable plate havingtherein an opening with straight ends and an oval center and into whichopening the roller projects, a power-transmission plate adjacent to theslidable plate and movable therewith, a stud projecting laterally intothe center of the power-transmission plate, a lever carrying the studand pivotally supported at its lower end, a link pivotally connectedwith the upper end of the lever, a pair of rack-bars separated apart andconnected at one end and having one of the bars pivotally connected withthe link, and a series of twisters for each rackbar actuated from thereciprocation of the rack-bars, substantially as described.

7. In awire-fence machine, the combination of a pair of revoluble gears,a roller pro ecting laterally from each gear, a pair of slidable plates,each plate having therein an opening with straight ends and an ovalcenter and located adjacent to the outer face of the gear for the rollerof the gear to project into the opening, a pair of power-transmissionplates, one plate adjacent to each sliding plate and movable with thesliding plate, a stud projecting with straight ends and an ovalcenterand located adjacent to the outer face of the gear for the roller of thegear to project into the opening, a pair of power-transmission plates,one plate adjacent to each sliding plate and movable with the slidingplate, a stud projecting laterally into each power transmission plate atthe center, a pair of levers, onefor each power-transmission plate andcarrying the stud of the plate and having its lower end pivotallysupported, a pair of rack-bars for each lever with the bars of a pairseparated apart and connected at one end and having one of the barsconnected with-theupper end of its lever, and a series of twisters foreach bar of the two pairs of rack-bars and actuated from thereciprocation of the rack-bars, substantially as described.

9. In a wire-fence machine, the combination of a pair of revolublegears, a roller projecting laterally from each gear,a pair of slidableplates, each plate having therein an opening with straight ends and anoval center and located adjacent to the outer face of the gear for theroller of the gear to project into the'.

opening, a pair of power-transmission plates, one plate adjacent to eachsliding plate and movable with the sliding plate, a stud projectinglaterally into each power-transmission plate at the center, a pair oflevers, one for each power-transmission plate and carrying the stud ofthe plate and having its lower end pivotally supported, a link for eachlever and pivotally connected to the upper end of the lever, a rack-bar-for each link and pivotally connected with the link. and a series oftwisters for each rack-bar and actuated from the reciprocation of therack-bar, substantially as described.

10. In a wire-fence machine, the combination of a pair of revolublegears, a roller projecting laterally from each gear, a pair of slidableplates, each plate having therein an opening with straight ends and anoval center and located adjacent to the outer face of the gear for theroller of the gear to project into the opening, a pair ofpower-transmission plates, one plate adjacent to each sliding plate andmovable with the sliding plate, a stud projecting laterally into eachpower-transmission plate at the center, a pair of levers, one for eachpower-transmission plate and carrying the stud of the plate and havingits lower end pivotally supported, a link for each lever pivotallyconnected to the upper end of the lever, a pair of rack-bars for eachlink pivotally connected with the link and separated apart and connectedtogether at one end, and a series of twisters for each rack-bar actuatedfrom the reciprocation of the rack-bars, substantially as described. r

'11. 'In a wire-fence machine, the combination of a revoluble gear, aroller projecting laterally from the gear, a slidable plate havingtherein an opening with straight endsand lIO an oval center and intowhich opening the roller projects, a slidable bar carrying the slidingplate, a power-transmission plate adjacent to the slidable plate andmovable therewith, a stud projecting laterally into the center of thep0wer-translnission plate, a lever carrying the stud and pivotallysupported at its lower end, a rack-bar connected with the upper end ofthe lever, and a series of twisters actuated from the rack-bar,substantially as described.

12. In a wire-fence machine, the combination of a revoluble gear, aroller projecting laterally from the gear, a sliding plate havingtherein an opening with straight ends and an oval center and into whichopening the roller projects, a slidable bar having thereon the slidingplate, carrying-rollers between which the slidable bar moves, standardssupporting the carrying-rollers, a power-transmission plate adjacent tothe slidable plate and movable therewith, a stud projecting laterallyinto the center of the power-transmission plate, a lever carrying thestud and pivotally supported at its lower end, a rack-bar connected withthe upper end of the lever,

V and aseries of twisters actuated from the rackbar, substantially asdescribed.

13. In a wire-fence machine, the combination of a pair of revolublegears, a roller on the exterior face of each gear and projectinglaterally therefrom, a pair of slidable plates, each plate havingtherein an opening with straight ends and an oval center and locatedadjacent to the outer face of the gear for the roller of the gear toproject into the opening, a slidable bar for each sliding plate, a pairof power-transmission plates one adjacent to and movable with eachsliding plate, a stud projecting laterally into each power-transmissionplate, a pair of levers,one lever for each powertransmission plate andcarrving the stud of the plate and having its lower end pivotallysupported, a link for each lever pivotally connected to the upper end ofthe lever, a pair of rack-bars for each link pivotally connected withthe link and separated apart and connected together at one end, and aseries of twisters for each rack-bar actuated from the reciprocation ofthe rack-bars, substantially as described.

14:. In a wire-fence machine, the combination of a pair of revolublegears, a roller on the exterior face of each gear and projectinglaterally therefrom, a pair of slidable plates, each plate havingtherein an opening with straight ends and an oval center and locatedadjacent to the outer face of the gear for the roller of the gear toproject into the opening, a slidable bar for each sliding plate,carryingrollers between which the slidable bar moves, standardssupporting the carrying-rollers, a pair of power-transmission platesadjacent to and movable with each sliding plate, a stud projectinglaterally into each power-transmission plate, a pair of levers, onelever for each power-transmission plate and carrying the stud of theplate and having its lower end pivotally supported, a link for eachlever pivotally connected to the upper end of the lever, a pair ofrack-bars for each link pivotally connected with the link and separatedapart and connected together at one end, and a series of twisters foreach rack-bar actuated from the reciprocation of the rack-bars,substantially as described.

15. In a wire-fence machine, the combination of a pair of revolublegears, a single shaft or journal on which both gears revolve in oppositedirections, a single standard supporting the journal or shaft of thegears, a roller projecting laterally from each gear, a pair of slidingplates, one plate adjacent to each gear and each plate having therein anopening with straight ends and an oval center into which opening theroller of the gear projects, a pair of power-transmission plates, oneplate adjacent to each sliding plate and movable therewith, astudprojecting laterally into each power-transmission plate, a levercarrying the stud and pivotally supported at its lower end, two pairs ofrack-bars, one pair for each lever and connected with the upper end ofthe lever and having the two bars of the pair united together at oneend, and a series of twisters for each rack-bar and actuated from thereciprocation of the rack-bars, substantially as described.

16. In a wire-fence machine, the combination of two pairs of rack-barshaving opposite directions of travel and having the bars of a pairseparated and arranged for a bar of one pair to be adjacent to a bar ofthe other pair, a series of twisters for each rack-bar with the twistersof a series actuated from the rackbar, each twister having a revolublesleeve for the passage of a longitudinal or strand wire and having atits acting end a twisting-pin for engaging the upturned end of a sectionof a divided vertical or stay wire and having at its butt-end a pinionengaging the rack-bar for the reciprocation of the racks to rotate thetwister-sleeves and cause the twisting-pins to coil or wrap the ends ofthe sections of the vertical or stay wire around the longitudinal orstrand wires, substantially as described.

17. In a wire-fence machine, the combination of two pairs of rack-barshaving opposite directions of travel and having the bars of a pairseparated and arranged for a bar of one pair to be adjacent to a bar ofthe other pair, a series of twisters for each rack-bar with the twistersof a series actuated from the rackbar, the rack-bars and twisters on oneside having a rising-and-falling movement given thereto and each twisterhaving a revoluble sleeve for the passage of a longitudinal or strandwire and having at its acting end a twisting-pin for engaging theupturned end of a section of a divided vertical or staywire

